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Recognised as Colour

#492A25

  • #492A25
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#492A25 is a red with RGB values 73, 42, 37 and HSL 8°, 33%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#492A25#492A25
HEX#492A25
RGBrgb(73, 42, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1647, 0.1451
RGB percentages28.6%, 16.5%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(8.3, 32.7%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 49.3%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 42.5%, 49.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,794,917
CSS custom property--colour: #492A25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B6D5DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#312E25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#383525no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4F2629no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 28.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5Gray · ΔE 36.7Saddle brown · ΔE 37.9Sienna · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#254449
Analogous#492532, #493C25
Triadic#25492A, #2A2549
Split complementary#25493C, #253249
Tetradic#324925, #254449, #3C2549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD867D
Lighter +30%#AC665B
Lighter +20%#8D5147
Lighter +10%#6B3D36
Darker −10%#271714
Darker −20%#050303
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#572017
Less saturated −25%#3B3433

Channel breakdown

R73
G42
B37
Red73 (28.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue8.33°
Saturation (HSL)32.73%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2A · B 25

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